bongwe

Kikuyu

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /βɔ́ᵑɡwɛ̌ꜜ/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8 with a disyllabic stem, together with matũũra, thani, kiuga, and so on.

Noun

bongwe class 9/10 (plural bongwe)

  1. (Chanler's) mountain reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula chanleri)

See also

References
    • “bongwe” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 32. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
    • Kingdon, Jonathan (1982). East African Mammals: An Atlas of Evolution in Africa, Volume III Part C (Bovids), p. 342. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. →ISBN
    • Redunca fulvorufula chanleri in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
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